guise

Definition of guise

Nouns

an artful or simulated semblance
"under the guise of friendship he betrayed them"
Synonyms:
pretence, pretense, pretext
Type of:
color, colour, gloss, semblance
an outward or token appearance or form that is deliberately misleading

Vocabulary Lists for guise

GRE Super 4800 Plus »(4851 words)
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George Orwell's "1984" Part 2 (comprehensive) »(2441 words)
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Nathaniel Hawthorne's "The Scarlet Letter" Chapters 8-15 »(708 words)
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Shakespeare's Macbeth »(507 words)
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David Klass's Firestorm (Caretaker Trilogy, book 1) »(113 words)
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Words that contain guise

Angelo Guiseppe Roncalli
 disguise
 disguised
 Guiseppe Fortunino Francesco Verdi
 Guiseppe Guarneri
 monologuise
 undisguised